Andy Andreason on KLCC Radio
February 23, 2009
Jes Burns, of KLCC’s Sound Economies series, visited Andreason’s Cremation and Burial Services in Springfield and spoke with Andy.
Listen to the interview by clicking on the play button.
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Eugene Shryer
February 12, 2009
Eugene D. Shryer of Eugene died Feb. 5 of cancer. He was 55. A private memorial service for family was held in Marcola.
He was born Nov. 9, 1953, in Kansas City, Kan., to Eugene and Bessie Burton Shryer. He married Patricia Burbank in October 1996 in Eugene. She died Sept. 14, 2004.
He attended college for two years and gained certification as a licensed practical nurse.
He served four years as a Chinese translator in the Air Force, and served six years in the Army’s medical corps.
He worked as a cabdriver. He lived in Lane County for 20 years.
Survivors include his parents, of Hermitage, Mo.; two daughters, Cheris Whaley of Kansas City and Shannon Rowe of Tacoma; three sons, Eugene, Brian and Glen; two stepsons, Russell Burbank of Springfield and Samuel Claypool of Elizabethton, Tenn.; a stepdaughter, Sara Smith of Springfield; two sisters, Barbara Nimz of Shawnee, Kan. and Linda Cavender of Kansas City; a brother, Jerry of Ludowici, Ga.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Remembrances to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Walter Sariti
February 12, 2009
A ceremony of the scattering of ashes will be held at noon Feb. 21 at Hendrick’s Bridge Wayside Park for Walter Frank Sariti of Eugene, who died Feb. 5 of complications of heart problems. He was 66. A gathering will follow the ceremony at Aunt Ding’s Restaurant in Walterville.
He was born May 2, 1942, in Scranton, Pa., to Walter and Ruth Wagner Sariti. Sariti attended Clarksummit High School in Clarksummit, Pa. He worked as a carpenter.
Survivors include three sons, Justin, Nathan and Eamon; a daughter, Shara Stallo; a brother, James; two sisters, Betty Kudrich and Mary Comerford; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to the McKenzie-Willamette Heart Center Cardiology Intensive Care Unit.
Vince Percell
February 12, 2009
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Norkenzie Christian Church in Eugene for Vince Edward Percell of Eugene, who died Feb. 9 of heart failure. He was 33.
He was born May 6, 1975, in Eu-gene to Raymond and Rebecca Sen-ger Percell.
Percell attended Willamette High School. He worked as a carpenter and raced in BMX races for six years.
Survivors include his parents, of Eugene; a grandmother, Harriet Senger of Eugene; a son, Tyler of Eugene; and a sister, Brenda Sarrica of Eugene.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Jack Hewes
February 12, 2009
SPRINGFIELD — Jack Eugene Hewes of Springfield died Feb. 6 of age-related causes. He was 89. A memorial service was held.
He was born July 17, 1919, in Ogden, Utah to Roy and Jessie Robison Hewes. He married Opal Canaday on April 19, 2003, in Eugene.
Hewes graduated from Bone High School in Bone, Idaho in 1937 and received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1956. He served in the Army from 1944 to 1946. He was a rocket science engineer, working in rocket research for the Air Force for 19 years and for the U.S. government.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Jack Jr. of Palouse, Wash., and Wendell of Duluth, Minn.; four stepsons; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and numerous step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield.
Arlene Flowers
February 12, 2009
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Buell Funeral Chapel in Springfield for Arlene Helga Flowers of Eugene. She died Feb. 8 of renal failure at age 79. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at Oak Hill Cemetery.
She was born May 20, 1929, in Rice Lake, Wis., to Herman and Helga Johnson Nieman. She married Nelson Flowers on Nov. 1, 1947, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Babcock of Eugene and Vicky Jefferson of Springfield; four sons, Larry of Junction City, Gary of Henderson, Ky., Robert of Newberg and Joseph of Eugene; three sisters, Pearl Nieman of Rice Lake, Wis., Ruby De Fay of Rockford, Ill., and Jean Van Meter of Gainesville, Mo.; two brothers, Marshall Nieman of White Bear Lake, Minn., and LaVerne Nieman of Rice Lake, Wis.; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Her husband died Sept. 2, 1985.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to ACT Today, for autism care and treatment.
Ruth Hansen
February 7, 2009
A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Eugene for Ruth Ellen Hansen of Eugene, who died Jan. 16 of lung cancer. She was 84.
She was born June 11, 1924, in Bereda, Neb., to Dr. Martin and Pauline Phinninger Ritzen. She married Richard Hansen on Oct. 18, 1944, in Fontanelle, Neb.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Neb., and her master’s degree from the University of Oregon. She taught special education in Brainard, Neb., Arvada, Colo., Orinda, Calif., Richardson, Texas, and Wilsonville before retiring in Toronto.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Richard Jr. of Salem; two daughters, Jo Ellen Sullivan of Eugene and Rebecca Garcia of Ottawa; three brothers, Ralph Ritzen of Kearney, Neb., Leander Ritzen of Fontanelle and Norman Ritzen of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Anita Brand of Fontanelle; and seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to Emmaus Lutheran Church or Cascade Health Solutions Hospice.
Jerry Crockett
February 7, 2009
James Gerald “Jerry” Crockett of Eugene died Jan. 5 of kidney failure. He was 60. A gathering will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 17 at Trudy Kaufman Senior Center.
He was born April 18, 1948, in Corvallis to James and Victoria Habeeb Crockett.
Survivors include a brother, Joe of Corvallis, and two sisters, Peggy Kemp of Blue River and Carol Crockett of Albany.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to KRVM radio station.
Lee Blewett
February 7, 2009
SPRINGFIELD — A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at George Millican Memorial Hall, 39259 Camp Creek Road in Walterville for Ronald “Lee” Blewett of Springfield. Blewett died Dec. 29 of aspiration pneumonia. He was 33.
He was born Jan. 23, 1975, in Stockton, Calif., to Ronald and Doris Blewett.
He attended college for two years and worked as a salesman.
Survivors include his life partner of 12 years, Somer Hartvigsen; his mother, Doris Yager, and stepfather, Allen Claxton; his father; a grandmother, Elouise Gregg; three children, Zoe Blewett, Alyssa Blewett and Maily Blewett, all of Springfield; a stepdaughter, Ashly Jenkins of Springfield; two sisters, Dallas Yager of Springfield and Najah Lundsford of San Francisco; and two brothers, Keith Yager and Thomas Yager, both of Springfield.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield.
Dennis Bishop
February 7, 2009
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Eugene for Dennis Neale Bishop of Eugene. He died Jan. 5 of heart failure at age 72.
He was born Oct. 11, 1936, in Long Beach, Calif., to Judd and Margaret Cole Bishop. He married JoAnn Nelson on Sept. 12, 1982, in Las Vegas.
Bishop held a degree in accounting from Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, Calif. He served in the Army and the Navy as a Seabee, including service in Korea, and retired from the military. He worked in civil service as a purchase distribution manager at Point Magoo, retiring in 1997.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Michael of Lompoc, Calif.; three daughters, Shelly Alsop of Santa Maria, Calif., Sandy Chisholm of Lompoc and Eva Bilinski of Tonapah, Ariz.; two stepdaughters, Donna Cicero of Eugene and Lorena Cicero of Silverton; a stepson, Frank Cicero of Silverton; a brother, David of Mustang, Okla.; two stepbrothers, Bruse Grubaugh and Kenny Grubaugh, both of Los Angeles; a stepsister, Ann Marie Pentecost of Harrisburg; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a stepgrandchild.
Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service in Springfield. Remembrances to FISH.